COWBOYS: Durant Gets First MLB Reps, Knows Job Isn't Won Yet

IRVING, Texas – With 53 more games played than any linebacker on the team, it makes sense Justin Durant’s got the first look at middle linebacker. The Cowboys lost more than a skillful player when Sean Lee went down. They also lost the calming influence of the defensive leader, and in his stead, they’ve had Durant take the majority of snaps from the middle during the offseason. “I think that I’m just the vet,” Durant said. “I’m the older guy in the room. I was the backup last year at the Mike.”

Durant’s not too quick to declare he’s got the job locked up by any means. He hears from his coaches consistently that they’re still in the process of finding the top three guys they want on the field, but it does seem early on he’ll get plenty of opportunities to lock up that essential middle linebacker spot.